Evil has survived. Diablo, the Lord of Terror, now seeks to free his demonic brothers. The armies of Heaven are forbidden to interfere with his plan, so an Amazon, a Barbarian, a Necromancer, a Paladin and a Sorceresses join the battle.
Years after the fall of the Orcish Horde to the human Alliance of Lordaeron, the remaining humans and orcs find themselves facing a common enemy: the demons of the Burning Legion and their armies of undead monsters.